Nace Family

C/184 10/5/1807: James Scott died intestate leaving 10 children: «tab»«tab»Adults: Mary, William «tab»«tab»Under 20: James, Franklin, Andrew, Margaret, Jane, [Ferrisa], Isabella «tab»Mary Scott and James [John?] McCammon, administrators «tab»Personal estate insufficient for payment of debts «tab»Want order for sale of one-third part of land to pay debts and for maintenance/education of minors «tab»Court orders sale on premises 11/27/1807 to highest bidder

C/207 12/10/1807 «tab»Unable to sell ("no person offering sufficient price") «tab»Court orders sale on 3/2/1808

C/225 March 1808 «tab»Sold to Thomas Holmes of Lancaster Co. for £250 (PA currency) «tab»Payable 4/1/1808

C/255 12/26/1808 «tab»Administrators produce accounting «tab»Balance of $1244.02 «tab»Court approves and orders distribution according to law «tab»Court also appoints Crabb,W--,Stubbs as auditors

C/276 March 1809 «tab»Administrators "could discover no title to any greater estate in the aforesaid plantation than the one equal «tab»«tab»third part which was sold." «tab»However, they did discover equitable title to one-sixth part exclusive of part sold «tab»Personal estate and previous proceeds insufficient to pay expenses «tab»Court orders sale of land on 3/31/1809 «tab»[ Reference to $100, possibly security for sale or some payment to administrators for services rendered ]

C/299 5/4/1809 «tab»Administrators report sale to Dennis Lynch of [unknown] Township in Lancaster County for $447

C/345 12/27/1809 «tab»Court appoints Bird, Green, and Hamilton as auditors

C/424 7/31/1810 «tab»Auditors met at John McCammon's house in Middletown «tab»( 3 pages of detailed accounting ) «tab»Now have $1720.35 in cash, including $29.33 cash received and $447 from Lynch property sale «tab»Paid some debts, leaving $556.46 «tab»Administrators want bonds from estate of John Long (for whom James Scott was acting executor) «tab»«tab»to be removed from this estate. Suspect that William Shaw and wife have claim against «tab»«tab»Scott estate for legacy under John Long's will. «tab»Report set aside

[ Now Roll 1640, but still film#JBH310 ] D/6 2/7/1812 «tab»Auditors' report set aside

D/475 12/27/1816 «tab»Bombach, Walker, and Abricks are appointed auditors

[ Roll 1640, Film#JBH311 ] E/610 5/3/1825 «tab»Forster, Maclean, and S---ack are appointed auditors «tab»Mentions "John McCammon, surviving adminstrator" «tab»Must report before 8/30/1825

E/641 9/20/1825 «tab»Report read and held under advisement «tab»In different handwriting: 12/6/1825 report confirmed «tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»12/17/1825 After argument, report confirmed